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A bright Quadrantid meteor flashes below the Big Dipper on Jan. 4, 2024. Bob King The Quadrantids make a bright splash at the darkest time of the year. They’re also a final opportunity to “gas up” before we enter the desert of winter and its dearth of major showers. Not until the Lyrids arrive in […]
A puzzling dark spot has been observed on Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, raising questions about the moon’s geological activity. The discovery, discussed during the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Washington, D.C., has captured the attention of researchers. According to reports, the spot, roughly a kilometre in size, was detected in images captured during […]
Saturn and its rings, as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in 2016 NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The rings of Saturn could be much older than previously thought and may have formed around the same time as the planet, according to a modelling study. But not all astronomers are convinced, and a researcher who was part of […]
Notably, the Dragonfly launch was one of the first times United Launch Alliance has been eligible to bid its new Vulcan rocket for a NASA launch contract. NASA officials gave the green light for the Vulcan rocket to compete head-to-head with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy after ULA’s new launcher had a successful debut […]